Printing-machine.



R. P. sLoAN. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATLON FILED JULY l5|19l16.

"4.1;2'28,074. ,Y Patented May 29,1917.

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R. P. SLOAN.

PRlNTlNG MACHINE.- APPLICATIONFILEP JULY l5, 1.916.

. Patented May 29,1917.

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APPLICATION FILED IULY l5. 1916.

Patented May29, 1917'v ,Imi-ll Hamill-.Hun

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APPLICATION FILED JULY l5 |916.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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RAYMOND P. SLOAN, OF MEDI, PENNSYLVANT PRINTING-MACHINF Specicatioii ofLetters Patent.

,Patented May 29, 1917.

Application Bled July 15, 1916. Serial No. 109,41i i.

rTo all rwhom it may concern.'

Be it known thatI, Riunioni) l. SLoAN,

a. citizen of the United States, residing inY Media, in the county ofDelaware` and State of'Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the iollowing is aspecification.

This invention relates particularly to printing machines of the classknown as check writers on, checkv protectors iii which the mechanismy isso constructed as to print orapply upon the check or other instruinentor paper characters of various kinds,

suoli as numbers, words-and letters, to indicate the amount or-approximately the amount for which the check or other insti-ir mentAwas originally d ra'wn or written and in such Ina-nner that thecharacters thus printed or 'applied cannot be changed without detection.

In such machines a wheel, d iskor the like is provided with thenecessary number of words and cha racters', and mechanism is provided'for bringing any one of the several words andcliaracters or sets'thereofinto 'rinting position. Means is also provided ori'nking the charactersand a. platen co operates with the printing wheel to make impressions onthe paper when the proper character or word has been selected.

It is often necessary to print 'a series or succession of characters onthe paper and therefore such mechansm'is provided with devices forfeeding the paper step by step after each word has been printed.

As some words or characters are longer than others the feed mechanism issuch that the paper is'fed variable amounts 'corresponding` with thelength of the word or character last printed and allowance is also madefor providing a proper y`\space between each succeeding characterforsets 'of characters.

The objectof'my invention is to simplify the construction of mechanismof the class above mentioned and to ren fer'the opera.-

tion'thereof more? easy and elia'ble., According to my invention thewords,

. numerals andv other characters are arranged on a disk rmounted to turnin a horizontal plane and operated by a handlever which moves the diskto any desired extent about its axis to bring the necessary word orcharucter linto-printing position. Said lever,

' while mounted to move in a horizontal plane to turn the disk, is alsopivoted toinove vertically and to operate mechanism wliichactuates aplaten that presses the paper against the selected characters, saidlever also actuates devices of novel construction which feed the paperto the required ext-ent after each printing operation. During theactuation of said operating lever devices are operated which apply inkto the printing wheel while the paper is being printed.

Instead of forming projections within the outlines of the letters orcharacters on the printing wheel, such lettersl or .characters aresunken or arranged below .the surface of the disk, while projections areprovided which surround the outlines of the char. acters whereby whenthe printing is performed the letters 0r characters will be 11nbrokenbut will Vbe surrounded by paper.

which is embossed, mutilated or scored and which is also inked.

The mechanism is so constructedthat all the operations may be performedby the manipulation oi a single handle which turns the printing wheelerdisk to printing position, actuates the platen to effect the print lng,causes ink to be appliedand thereafter automatically releases the platenand the inkng device and operates the feed mechanism to advance the.paper the proper extent no matter what may be the length of` the wordor character last printed.

The mechanism for actuating the feed of the paper is simplebutreliable,` comprising a. plate which has a variable movement cor-Yresponding with tlie length ofthe character last printed and whichimparts a variable* movement to the mechanism the check showing thekindofV characters:-

'employed and the way in which they' are surrounded by mutilatedportions of paper. Fig. 14 is a. detail View and in section on the line4-4 of Fig. l laiton an enlarged scale..

which operates.

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I Fig. is a. top plan view of the machine. Fig. 6 shows a longitudinalcentral sec- .tion'on the line 6-'6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 shows a horizontal section von the Fig.y 8 shows f une sk -s 0fFig. e.

ried by the bifurcated lever support fer Vcls .mped at e2 to the hub ofthe segment und on thev top of .f The 4lever f extends4i:'orvvaudlyafi-0inl its 1 .support and carries a ,handle e and itflSoperspective 'Fig'. 9 is a detail view in paper feed showingpartjiculurlyprts of the mechanism.

Fig. 10 is a. perspective of the inking devices.

`scale showing... portions- `wheel.

line 17e-17 of Fig. 15.

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` elongated? and ed t9 enter. my 011e.'

Fig-11 is a perspective view of the annuler ink pad preferably employed.

Fig. 12 is u detail view in section showing the relation of the peperfeed rolls with the cooperating plessure rolls.

Fig. .13 is a plan View of the gage Wheel. Fig. 14 ing wheel.l

' Fig. 15 is s viev'on a of the printing Fig. 16 is a detail viewlne'l'fl of Fig. l5.

Fig. 17 is a detail View in section' on the in section on the view of aportion is a bottom planyiew of the print-- greatly enlarged Ivdesignation 'of numbers, Wdi'ds,"--harz|cters,

formed in the curved rail F et the front of the machine. The surface ofthis ruil is in a horizontal plane and just below its front .edge thereis an index formed on the curved fiange f. 1 The index maybear an ydesired etc..l but they should correspond With the numbers, words,charecters, etc. on' the printing' '.vlieel.`

A pointer G is .attached to the lever support e and moves eoineidentlywith the operating lever.

It is arranged ,f lirectl-y below this lever and it is formed vwith un,

opening gy through which the pin e* of the The base A ofthe machine isprovided i with a. bottom plece a carrying soft feet a and from the baserises a frame B of suitable shape'orconstr'uetion to support some ofthexmechanism A Lhood ,B supported .onthe iframe covers certain -partsof the mechanism contained in the rear .35 I

portion -of th e machine. Y The printing wheel C is arrangedhorizontally to turnabout a vertical exis. It may be constructed orequipped to print letters; numbers, either by indentin'g the paper,embossing it2 mutilating it vor in any other suitable I prefere-blyconstruct the i-vheelito prowordsor other characters lngsprings jAwhichtenfltdpcss' downward but which permit' it'to-be vrinsed duce the.vlettersor other characters by yboth mutilating the, paper and alsoapplying ink thereto.l The Way in which this is done will hereinafterdescribed.` The sleeve c through which extends e 'shaft of rame atb.Near lts uppeifend thesleeve c car-ries pinion d meshing'withlprint-ing, 'Wheel is attached to the-lmverl end of :if

{forme-d with n toothed,

horizontalexis ofthe rod je which is 'cerrestingon a rail e5 formed the`Inechine frame..

operating lever 'E which iS Pivoted.` to. movefaboutfr-tlh'e' .Securedto the rod by i moving endwise thereonan-d itis moved'The"}eo'r1sti1'lction thus fur- 'v s'uchthat by zent-al plane Afthe'turned to different position 'a particularnumber or character 1t` 'miybe depressed and the pinie"l Will :ente-r hole f corresponding with thenui'nber. or chnrcter 35 designated by the pointer.'

The rear 'or 'inner end of tbe lev is bifurcated and engages a pin 7Leii'ried by u cylindricalrod H' the upper end of which extends into thehub il" of lheFsginentl) and is free to 'move-ui uiul'doivl' therein.Surrounding the rod" -isiusleexev ijvh'ich is held-in `pluce on the rodby :iki'aslier i screw z". "lhe upper endv of' thev sleeve- I beurs'against ir shoulderz't t'orn'ied onth'ef'upper endv of the this'construction the sleeije,"ivhilev free to turn'onthe rodfis1'1re`vente` 'from 'raised und 4rod 'is' correspondingly 100 lowered'when the Arms I extend horizontal-ly forivn'i'd from 'the sleevevnl'idserv'e to ruisej the t'ijzuue J platen4 as' muy bef locked"in itsadj usted' position 31nd the print-ing v'wheel is 'raised vthe 'arms theframe J and the springs j return the from the printing wheel.

A bifurcated lug Z is formed on the rear side of the sleeve I and itcarries a pin Z with which engages the bifurcated end'of. a lever L,pivoted at Z2 on a standard Z3 rising from the frame base A. This leverextends rearward and upward from the stand ard Z3 and is jointed at itsupper rear end to a link M jointed at its lower end m2 below the baseplate to a horizontally ar ranged lever M which is pivoted at m3 to aAhanger m* depending from the base plate. Said lever carries at its frontend the platen NL A pivotal connection is made at n between the platenand the lever and the ar rangement is such that when the operating leverlily is depressed the platen is raised by ymeans 4of the mechanism justdescribed. The platen is faced with some Suitable soft material n', suchas leather.

` The lever L, as shown, is made in two parts and between these twoparts it carries a flanged roller o with which engages the arms of abifurcated lever 0, the upper portion of which extends upward between,the two parts of the lever L. Said lever O is pivoted at m to thestandard m and it is Jointed at o to a link 0,2, the lower end of whichis ivoted at otto a block P mounted yto sli e on the machine framebetween stops p, A spring p2 connects the lower end of t e lever O withthe lower portion of the link o?" and tends to hold said lever.n in theposition shown in Fig. 6. Said spring also serves to move the lever O uwardly and, through the connections be ore described, to raise the outerend of the operating lever E to the normal position shown in Fig. 6.

A rod Q has 'a front portion which extends through a hole in the 4flangeor stop p andA it is adapted' to slide therein. Said rod extends freelythrough a hole in the block P and it carries a collar g between whichand the block is interposed a spring g which tends to push the front endof the rod for-'- ward away from the block. Therear pori tion (2 of therod Q, is enlarged and th/ere is a s oulder g3 against which the blockat times rests.` The arrangement is such tha-t when the block is movedtoward the rint# ing wheel it moves the rod'forwar the spring g ressingagainst the collar and eii'ectlngt is movement. When the lock is movedrearward it engages the shoulder g? and thus effects the rearwardmovement of the rod.

, marks or impressions employed, but preferably the machine isV aboutthe axis of the printing wheel and the outer ends of which are disposedat different distances from said`axis. These stops are designed tocoperate, with the rod Q, the forward end of which is adapted to` engagethem and they serve to vary the forward movement of the rod to regulatethe feed of thecheck or paper in the manner hereinafter explained. 1

The rear end of the rod Q, ca ries a downwardly extending pin s whicli`enters the slot s of a plate S mounted to slide transversely of themachine in suitable su ports. The slot a is diagonally arranged an whenthe rod Q is moved longitudinally a trans- `verse movement is given tothe plate S.

A lever T is pivoted at t tol a bracket totally connected at its outerend t to a pawl'- carrier U equipped with a springpressed pawl u whichengages a ratchet wheel ufast on a shaft U carrying pa er feed rolls u2.The shaft U, is supporte in suitable brackets a3 and the rolls extendthrough openings in the machine ,frame as indicated in Fig. 8. The rollsu? cooperate with pressure rolls u* carried by a' shaft u extendingthrough brackets u and carryin a hand-wheel u?. The shaft u is pressedownward by springsu in the brackets whereby a. yielding pressureis'imparted to depending from the plate S and it is pivthe pressurerolls and this construction also l purpose. In order to gage the:printing line on the paper I may employ an adjustableV gage V of anysuitable kind.: Preferably such gage comprises a plate o carried by alblock o adjustable in a slot 'v2 in theframe and operated by a knob o3.

Before describing the operation 0f the mechanism I will refer moreparticularly to the construction of the printing wheel. As beforestated, so fares tion is concerned any device for making on the papermay be adapted to prin-t letters, numbers, words and other characters.Some of those preferably employed are indicated on the index f',

It is quite usual in this class of machines to provide the printingwheelwith; raised type which are formed with. and

grooves and such type. copmte witue.

platen having corresponding ridges and grooves which register with thoseon the' type, but IV prefer to construct the wheel in the mannerindicated in gigs. 14

to 17 of the drawings. As there shown the much of my inven-` framefor'this i wheel is formed-with sunken vclmracteivs platen 'N is raisedand the pvpex* end yvordqnd thesurfece lofthe wheel sur against theplintu'lg'wheel andth'efdeslred' extent at each operation of the machinebut the rod Q is moved variable extents.

lVhen the operating lever E is released or Vraised 'the block I movesrearward at first without moving the rod Q, but afterward the blockstrikes the shoulder qa and thereafter the rod is moved rearward andimparts a corresponding movement to the plate S and a like movement tothe paper-feed mechanism. It will be understood that normally the pin sis at the rear end of the slot s', as indicated in Fig. 7. During the`forward movement of the pm 'the pawl u rides over the teeth of theratchet u' without moving the latter. The pin s is moved forwardvariable extents as before explained but when the operating lever E isreleased the pin a returns to its normal position and rin so doingshifts the plate S and causes thepawl u to move the paper-feed devices.

y he machine hereinbefore described is very simple in construction andis easily operatedl After the check or other paper is once adjusted inthe machine all operations Y may be performed by the actuation of asingle operating lever and the mechamsm is such that any desired word orcharacter I within wide limits may be printed or affixed to the paperand furthermore a succession of words or characters can be thus printedor aflixed While the paper is being fed variable extents through themachine. 1

` I claim as my invention.:

1. A printing machine comprising a printing wheelhaving a flat face witha series of radially arranged characters, a platen for pressing thepaper against the wheel, a le ver for turning the wheel to printingposition and. for operating the platen, a fiat inking pad, and meansoperated by the lever for movmgthe pad into contact with parts of thermting Wheel and for coincidently operatlngthe platen to press the paperagainst another part of said wheel.

2. printing machine, comprising a l printing wheel mounted to rotate ina hori# zontal plane, a vertically moving platen coo erating therewith,a lever' mounted to turn a out a vertical axis to move theprintmg wheelto printing position and to turn about .la 'horizontal axis for movingthe platen to,-

ward the printing wheel, and an inking device operated by said lever toapply ink` to the prmting Wheel during the upward movenient, of theplaten.

, 3. A printing machine, comprising a printingv Wheel, a platencooperating therewith, a lever for turning the printing wheel toprinting position and for operating the platen, an inking pad, a padcarrying frame, and connections between the pad-carrying `frame and thelever for moving the pad against the printing wheel during the opera.tion of the platem 4. A printing machine, comprising a, horia levermounted to turn about a vertical axisl to bring the printin wheel intoprinting position and to turn a out a horizontal axis to move the platentoward the printing wheel, an inking pad, a vpad-carrying frame, andconnections between the pad-carrying frame and said operating lever formoving the inking pad into engagement with the printing Wheel when theplaten is actuated to perform the printing operation.

- 5. A printing machine, comprising a horizontally arranged printingwheel mounted to move about a vertical axis, a segment mounted to moveabout a vertical axis and geared with said printing wheel, a verticallymovingrod extending through the segment,

a platen coperating with the ,printingV wheel, connections between saidvertically moving rod and the platen, and an operating lever connectedwith the ,segment `to move it about its axis, which is pivoted tolthrough said segment, a sleeve carried by said rod andmovablejvertically therewith but free 'to turn `relativel coperatingwith the rmtingr wheel, connections between said s eeve and the platen,and an operating lever connected with the segment for turnlng it aboutits axis, mountedy to move about a horizontal axis andconneoted with the`vertically moving rod to raise and lower it`- and thus actuate theplaten.

7*'. A printing machine, comprising a horizontally arranged printingwheel mounted to turn "about al vertical axis, a segment gearedtherewith and mounted to turn about an `axis parallel with that of theprinting wheel, a rod extending throughthe segment and movablevertically therein, a sleeve surrounding said rod, a platen, connectionsbetween said sleeve and the platen for operating the latter, a lever foroperating the segment and rod, an inkin device cooperating with theprinting whee and arms extending from said sleeve for movin the inkingdevice into engagement with t e printing wheel. f i

i "8. A printing machine, comprising a printing wheel, a platencooperating therewith, a ever for turning the printing wheel to printingposition and for operatmgthe platen, an inking pad having an openingthrough which the platen operates, a carrying frame for the pad, andconnections between the pad-carrying'frlile and. the lvt 180 thereto, aplaten les wheelduif-i'rigtheoperation of the platen.

prilitingy machine, comprising a printing wheellrnounted to turn about averticaljaiiisi, a 'seginentinonnted to turn about :5a vertical?anifsp'and geared. to said printing wheel", a vertically moving rodpassing through said segnienha sleeve carried by said rod andinovablehvertically therewith and-freetto turn relatively thereto, apla-ten new e 'ti'igwiththeprlntng Wheel, a lever h'a\ ingtone endconnected with `Sai'd sleeve 'nectedit'the'opposite end of said lever,and

connections betweensaidlink and the platen i and lowering the latter.

1091A 1 .uiting 1nacl1ine, comprisingV a printing'tif/heel in'oimted toturn about a vertioal z'axie, a platen eoperating therewith, papereeildevices, yani operating leverv connected to the 'printing wheel and bymea-ns of which the latter is turned, connections between said 'le andthevplaten for actuating the latter-,fa 'gage 'movable with'the printingwvheelffor determining the lextent of Inovernentfoltlie paper-feeddevices, and means nctliate'd'by Said operatinglever for operating said'paper-leed devices varlable amounts leterinined'liy'the gage, YV115111a 'printingmaching the combina-V pa;ier-le'el` r' fes, a gage movablecoincidearly" with thefl'irinting wheelfand provided .ith a Series ofstops, a reciprocating rod ad adapte its lire Melillo on saidrod, aspring having the pad against the printing "{for turning the printin bysaid lever for moving ting wheel` and platen, of.'

'enlheld against movement on the rod and havin its rear end in contactwith i the front ofv t e block, an operating Wheel and the stops and foractuating the p aten, means operated saidblock and with it said -rodtoward the gage stops and connections between said rod andthe paper-Afeed devices'.

12. In a printing machine the c`ombination of a horizontally arrangedprinting wheel, a platen coperating therewith, a series of horizontallyarranged lgage stops carried by and ,movable coincidently with theprintlng w'h'el, paper feed devices, a horizontally arranged rod adaptedto' engage the stops, ineans for reciprocating said rod, a horizontallyarranged slotted plateoperw tively` connected with the rod, and`connections between said plate and' the paper feed 13. In a printingmachine, the combination of a printin awheel, gage stops, areciprocatingrod, a b ook mounted to slide thereon, a sp1-ing interposedbetween the block and the front portion of said rod, a slotted Y plate,a. pin carried by the rod and operating in said slot, connectionsbetween said plate and vthe paper-feed devices, an operating lever foi--actuating the printing Wheel and connections, between ,said lever andsaid block whereby the latter is opel-ated.

In teetimonyV whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name. y, I

. RAYMOND P. SLOAN. Witnesses:

THOMAS J VT0B1N, ,A. AUSTIN BUZBIY.

